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| | Address | | 412 South Union Street, P.O. Box 987 | | Traverse City, Michigan 49685-0987 | | (Grand Traverse & Leelanau Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Zimmerman, Kuhn, Darling,
Boyd, Quandt and Phelps, PLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Corporation, Business, Banking, Family Law, Adoptions, Probate, Real Estate, Environmental, Commercial Bankruptcy, Trials and Appeals, and Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1892 | Firm Profile:
Zimmerman, Kuhn, Darling, Boyd, Quandt and Phelps, PLC, has been providing legal services to the Grand Traverse Area since 1892 when John Patchin started law practice in Traverse City. Today the firm provides a wide range of legal services including real estate development, business planning, family law, adoptions, estate planning, commercial bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and environmental litigation in addition to the firm's traditional worker's compensation and insurance practice. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Oneupweb; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Cherries R Us Inc.; Traverse Bay Credit Union; Federated Rural Electric Co.; Federated Insurance; The Accident Fund; AIG Insurance; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians Shoreline Fruit; Cherry Country Fruit Works, LLC; Triple D.Orchards; Cherry Growers; Cherry-Ke; Omni Hospitality. |
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNSEL FOR: American Waste; Aquila, Inc.; Aurora Oil & Gas; State Farm Insurance Co.; CMS Energy; Wisconsin Public Service Resources; Irwin Union Bank; Fifth Third Bank; Welltech Eastern, Inc.; Imperial Oil Co.; MACTEC/Harding ESE; Republic Bank; Michigan Concrete Association; Michigan Septic Tank Association; Milacron; Central Illinois Light and Power; Detroit Mold Engineering; Key Energy Group; Northern A-1 Services, Inc.; Utilicorp United; Michigan Gas Utilities; Cherry Growers, Inc.; Schmuckal Oil Co.; Wayne Wire Cloth Products, Inc.; Irwin Union Bank; Energy Acquisition Corporation; Generations Management, Inc.; Summit Petroleum; Starcutter, Inc.; Central Michigan University; Michigan Technological University; Republic Bank; Traverse City State Bank; Sugar Loaf Resort. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Charles H. Menmuir (1903-1987). | | Joseph J. Zimmerman (Member) born Traverse City, Michigan, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Michigan. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1961); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1964). Research Counsel, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1965-1966. Special Assistant, Michigan Attorney General, representing the Second Injury Fund, Silicosis and Dust Disease Fund and Logging Industry Fund, 1975—. Member: Traverse Area Industrial Fund, 1975-1981; Traverse City Fire and Police Department Retirement System, 1971-1995; Traverse City Light and Power, 1975-1976, 1988—. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Section of Workers Compensation); American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Workers Compensation Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Joseph J. Zimmerman | | R. Edward Kuhn (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Michigan. Education: Albion College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections of: Negligence; Real Property; Probate; Public Corporation Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Real Property Law; Banking; Bankruptcy; Probate; Environmental; Estate Planning. Email: R. Edward Kuhn | | A. Brooks Darling (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1972); Michigan State University (M.L.I.R., 1973); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., 1976). Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Federal Bar Association (Western Michigan Chapter). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Business Transactions; Real Property; Wills; Trust Law; Domestic Relations; Criminal Defense. Email: A. Brooks Darling | | James W. Boyd (Member) born Yale, Michigan, March 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1977); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1981). Vice President, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Member: State Bar of Michigan. Federal Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: James W. Boyd | | Joseph E. Quandt (Member) born Port Huron, Michigan, May 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Oakland University (B.A., Honors, 1990); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., with honors, 1993). Phi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society (President, 1989-1990). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Professional Responsibility, 1992; Certificate of Meritorious Achievement, Bankruptcy Law - Fraudulent Transactions, 1992. Author: "Evaluation of Environmental Claims in Bankruptcy," Thomas M. Cooley Environmental Review, Spring, 1993; "Abandonment of Environmentally Contaminated Property," Federal Bar Journal, 1994; "Environmental Standing After Cleveland Cliffs," Michigan Bar Journal, 2005; "Resources on Michigan Oil and Gas Law," Michigan Bar Journal, 2001; "Handling Toxic Mold Construction Defect Cases," Michigan Lawyers Weekly; "Defending Toxic Mold Cases," Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly. Co-Author: "The Michigan Environmental Law Desk Book," published by the State Bar of Michigan. Lecturer/Commentator: Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Adjunct Professor of Environmental Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan, (Member and Council Member, 1999—, Environmental Law Section; Co-Chair, Environmental Program Committee; Co-Chair, Natural Resources Committee, 2004—). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Toxic Substance Liability. Email: Joseph E. Quandt | | Eric W. Phelps (Member) born Flat Rock, Michigan, August 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., 1985); Mary Washington College (B.L.S., with highest distinction, 1995); Thomas M Cooley Law School (J.D., 1998); Trinity International University (M.A., Bioethics, magna cum laude, 2007). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Christian Legal Society. [Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1986-1999]. Practice Areas: Adoption; Family Law; Estate Planning; Real Property; Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Bioethics; Reproductive Law. Email: Eric W. Phelps | | Michael J. Long (Member) born Suttons Bay, Michigan, July 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Ottawa/Chippewa Tribal Court. Education: Ferris State College (B.S., cum laude, 1989); University of Detroit (J.D., 1996). Member: National Order of Barristers; American Inns of Court. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Grand Traverse County, Leelanau County, Antrim (Board of Governors, 2000-2003; President Elect, 2003-2004, President 2004-2005) County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Collections; Litigation; Criminal Defense; Bankruptcy; Juvenile Law; Probate; Insurance Defense. Email: Michael J. Long | | Gina A. Bozzer (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, August 16, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 1995; B.S., with honors, 1997); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law; Land Use; Real Estate. Email: Gina A. Bozzer | | ASSOCIATES | | Julie A. Harrison (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan, May 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Michigan; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Wayne State University (J.D., 1992). Member: Grand Traverse-Leelanan-Antrim Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Construction Law; Oil and Gas. Email: Julie A. Harrison | | Troy W. Stewart (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Central Michigan University; Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Collections; Environmental Law; Bankruptcy; Criminal Law; Insurance Defense; Real Estate. Email: Troy W. Stewart | | Kathryn M. Traband (Associate) born Sylvania, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Toledo (B.S., 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Family Law; Real Estate. Email: Kathryn M. Traband | | Mattis D. Nordfjord (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan. Education: Michigan State University, James Madison College (B.A., 2002); University of Toledo College of Law, (J.D., Environmental Certificate of Concentration, 2006). Member: Ingham County Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law; Land Use; Aviation and Aerospace; Insurance. Email: Mattis D. Nordfjord | | OF COUNSEL | | Gregory J. Donahue (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, March 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan; 1997, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1993); Wayne State University (J.D., 1996). Member: Grand Traverse Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Real Estate. Email: Gregory J. Donahue | Other Office Addresses:
Lansing, Michigan Office: 3130 Pine Tree Road, 48911. Telephone: 517-394-1180. Fax: 517-393-1791.
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